Twitter has also blocked links to a website, 1984SikhGenocode.org, that lets Sikhs connect with their elected representatives in US, Canada, UK and Australia. The website does not contain any content, political or whatsoever else. The website is about raising awareness about politically motivated massacres of Sikhs in India in 1984. The website was blocked at behest of Indian Government that does not want the issue getting any air.
So on one hand, they don’t block violent accounts, but they do block innocuous website. Guess some governments do have pull over them.
Who said governments didn't have pull over them? Their biggest users tend to be government officials (e.g. trump), so of course they are going to allow themselves to be pulled to keep them happy.
Please cite the law which creates a legal duty for Twitter to take any affirmative action. Even if there is one, I'm sure it would be quite narrowly interpreted.
If Twitter is covering its tracks it's purely for PR purposes.
I have. While I'm particularly skeptical--certainly no Common Law theory of liability comes to mind, at least no traditional theory--I was sincere in my statement and I'm prepared to be schooled.
30.Telegraph operators were first to know news of the Civil War (laphamsquarterly.org)
Rather fascinating juxtaposition of two titles on HN...